5.MD.5b

Apply the formulas V = l x w x h and V = B x h (B represents the area of the base) for rectangular prisms to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with whole-number edge lengths in the context of solving real world and mathematical problems.

Example Problems
A gardening tray is long by wide. It holds of soil.

How deep is the soil in the tray?
A loaf pan is long by wide. It contains of batter.

How deep is the batter in the pan?
A square prism has a volume of and a height of .
What is the
area of the base of the prism?
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